End-user searching behavior in information retrieval: a longitudinal study
Journal of the American Society for Information Science
The anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual Web search engine
WWW7 Proceedings of the seventh international conference on World Wide Web 7
Grouper: a dynamic clustering interface to Web search results
WWW '99 Proceedings of the eighth international conference on World Wide Web
Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment
Proceedings of the ninth annual ACM-SIAM symposium on Discrete algorithms
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Web search behavior of Internet experts and newbies
Proceedings of the 9th international World Wide Web conference on Computer networks : the international journal of computer and telecommunications netowrking
Differences between novice and experienced users in searching information on the World Wide Web
Journal of the American Society for Information Science - Special topic issue: individual differences in virtual environments
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Journal of the American Society for Information Science
When experts agree: using non-affiliated experts to rank popular topics
Proceedings of the 10th international conference on World Wide Web
Cognitive and task influences on Web searching behavior
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Proceedings of the 11th international conference on World Wide Web
Differences and similarities in information seeking: children and adults as web users
Information Processing and Management: an International Journal - Issues of context in information retrieval
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture
Improving web search transparency by using a Venn diagram interface
Proceedings of the 5th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: building bridges
Knowledge search and people with high epistemic curiosity
Computers in Human Behavior
Analyzing the emotional outcomes of the online search behavior with search engines
Computers in Human Behavior
Continuous improvement of knowledge management systems using Six Sigma methodology
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
An empirical analysis of user evaluation factors on attitude and intention of using a search engine
International Journal of Business Information Systems
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Web searches entail complex cognitive processes influenced by individual differences, and users with similar cognitive or skill factors tend to develop multiple search strategies. The authors analyze such strategies in terms of level of thinking style (global versus local), search targets, and six search behavior indicators and report (a) a significant relationship between different thinking style levels and individual search target types and (b) that different thinking style level conditions can cause significant differences in search behavior performance regarding maximum depth of exploration, revisited pages, and Web pages visited for refining answers. The findings suggest that high global style users tend to disperse their targets to comprehend the search task while high local style users elaborate on a few specific topics. Furthermore, high global style users skim more, require less explicit answers, and are less likely to explore an issue in depth compared to high local style or bi-high style individuals. The results confirm that thinking style level is an important factor affecting search intention. To improve search experiences, search engine designers should incorporate human factors into their products so as to take advantage of personal learning approaches.